Hyderabad Marathon - Weekly Buildup
Week 7 A hectic week, but an important one. Opened with an easy 10 km, followed by a 9-miler on Tuesday with 5 miles at tempo. Wednesday brought 1000m repeats, 5 of them, all consistent, and noticeably stronger than Week 3, averaging 5-6 seconds faster per rep. Good to see the fitness moving in the right direction despite the disrupted weekends. Strength training on Monday and Wednesday, 30 minutes each, recovery rides on the Kickr on Tuesday and Thursday, 45 minutes each, and an easy 5-miler on Thursday to close out the weekdays. It was a hectic week off the roads too, an early morning airport drop for my sister among other things, so arriving at Saturday with any energy felt like a small win. The plan was 23 miles at GKVK. Settled for 20 miles. Given the last two weekends produced 0 miles and 10 miles respectively, getting a solid 20-miler in was the right call and a much-needed confidence boost. Mithun and Boopathi joined for 17.5 of those miles, which helped enormously, ...